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Led by Alan Jenkins and Julie Rowe from The Opportunity Agenda
Elections are stellar opportunities to shape public dialogue about issues important to us. When our issues emerge on the political landscape, we can inject into the debate a new vocabulary that illuminates for the public what is really at stake: our national values. Learn how to frame social justice issues as matters of opportunity and community values, and how to tell stories that activate public concern, get policymakers’ attention, and elevate the debate beyond the typical rhetoric and verbal jabs.
Reality is ever-shifting for most Americans. Who we are and how we live is evolving in unprecedented ways. How will we adjust to the deepening diversity in our country? Immigration, demographics and “The Right to the City” are some of the core issues explored in this plenary.
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
Democracy is not static. Our governing values are being tested by the power of special interests and the manipulation of the electoral system. At the same time, a stronger multicultural and multireligious pluralism is emerging to re-define and bolster the democratic process. This plenary examines ongoing corruption, the new role of faith in a post-9/11 world, and more.
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
